Chapter 6

"Be quiet, else you'll awaken her." One of the cloaked women whispered, her voice barely above a whisper.

"We can't let her breath for another single moment." The other cloaked woman hissed, her voice laced with urgency and hostility.

Anna's eyes slowly opened, her vision was blurry, but she could make out a circle of mysterious cloaked figures surrounding her. Their faces were hidden, but their presence was daunting. As soon as they realized she had awakened, they began to chant in unison, "Sha'id," which caught her off guard as it was the exact phrase she used for the mirror back home. She tried to make sense of it, but her mind was still foggy, and her body was weak.

At first, the chanting was barely audible, a soft murmur in the distance, but it soon became deafening. Anna's heart was pounding in her chest, and she felt a shiver run down her spine. She saw the cloaked figures surrounding her, their eyes glowing with an eerie light.

They began to move in unison, their movements coo